Taxonomy & nomenclature

Cyathea cooperi information from ITIS
The Integrated Taxonomic Information System ITIS provides authoritative taxonomic information on Cyathea cooperi, as well as other plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.

Eradicating 'superweed' is an information war
Combating the invasive Australian tree fern on Kauai requires an informed public, and the Kauai Landscaping Industry Council has become a leader in the information war (The Garden Island, 5/10/2007).

'Superweed' strikes at heart of watershed
Australian tree fern's invasion into Kauai's pristine native forests has caused an "ecological emergency". Aerial spraying to control the invading fern is described (The Garden Island, 5/9/2007).

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